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The Board of Directors of the International Dialogue Centre - consisting of representatives of five religions - Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism - issued today this statement following the attacks that occurred in Tehran on 7 June 2017:
“Shaken and incensed by…
The Venerable Sangharakkhita Olivier Biraro was born in Rwanda in 1981. At age 17, he started practicing Buddhism and later became the first and the only Buddhist Monk in the Theravada Tradition from Rwanda. He is an inspirational speaker on subjects of inner peace, forgiveness, reconciliation and…
On Wednesday, 7 June 2017 the Islamic Religious Authority in Austria (IGGiÖ), headed by President Ibrahim Olgun, hosted their interreligious Iftar, which was co-sponsored by KAICIID.
The Iftar included addresses by Austrian Federal Chancellor Christian Kern and DDr. Peter Schipka, the General…
Rabbi Natan Levy received his rabbinical ordination from Rabbi Brovender and Rabbi Riskin in 2006. Rabbi Levy was the environmental liaison to the Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks, and the former interfaith Consultant to the Board of Deputies of British Jews, and a University Chaplain to Bristol…
Honourable Rehmah Kasule is the President and Founder of the Century Entrepreneurship Development Agency-CEDA International, a non-profit organization in Uganda focusing on education, leadership, mentoring, entrepreneurship, youth employment and gender equality. In 2009 after successfully…
Reverend Dr. Nicolas André Kazarian is a priest of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of France (Ecumenical Patriarchate) and a visiting fellow of the Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University in New York. He is also a research associate at the French Institute for International and…
Dr. Adriana Bara teaches Theology at Concordia University and in her courses, she promotes a sincere interreligious dialogue without over-simplification or compromise, which does not require religious neutrality or the watering down of the dialogue partners’ faith. On the contrary, she holds…
Dr. Simran Jeet Singh is an educator, activist, and writer who is a Visiting Professor at Union Seminary and host of Spirited, a new interview-based podcast about spirituality, faith, and activism. Simran serves as a columnist for Religion News Service and a chaplain at Columbia University and New…
Stella Francis has a B.S.C in economics and is the Co-Chair of the Abuja Interfaith Youth Network in Abuja Nigeria where she previously served as an administrative officer. She also volunteers with Human Resource Working Partners (NGO) partnering with WINConference. She has also been a leader…
Sayyed Hassan Ali Alamine is the vice president of the Allamah AlAmine foundation for acquaintance and dialogue. He studied Islamic studies and history at the Imam Sadr Institute for Islamic studies in South Lebanon, which was under direct care of his father, the High Islamic Scholar Sayyed…
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